I clipped her beak!

[Big Ol Tortoise]

So when I was soaking Mrs.Turtle today I decided to finally just trim her beak with clippers. I was worried that her beak would splinter. But I I did it anyways and boy am I glad she didn't get hurt.

Here is her before
Taken on the 25th of November

Here is her now December 12th






Did I do ok? Or should I do more? Also Is it good to soak them before clipping there beaks or claws?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Looks like you did a great job. If you soak before clipping, it tends to be easier to clip with less tendency to fracture/fray, etc. all looks good.

 

[Yvonne G]

You did a good job. Now get a file and file the edge smooth

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

You did a good job. Now get a file and file the edge smooth

I have a file. But when I went to get her she was sitting in her water

 

[cmacusa3]

So take her out...

 

[cmacusa3]

You did a great job on the beak though. I think it looks good, file down a bit, and now you can feed her on something that will help file it down. I see my turtles and torts also biting at a big rocks in all of the enclosures very often and I convinced that's what they are doing.

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

So take her out...

I just started watching her cause she looks like the Lockness monster.

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

You did a great job on the beak though. I think it looks good, file down a bit, and now you can feed her on something that will help file it down. I see my turtles and torts also biting at a big rocks in all of the enclosures very often and I convinced that's what they are doing.

I filled her beak and I put her in the tub again cause she looked like she was going to poo. Here's a pic of her when we first got her.

I did just take a picture of a picture.

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

You did a great job on the beak though. I think it looks good, file down a bit, and now you can feed her on something that will help file it down. I see my turtles and torts also biting at a big rocks in all of the enclosures very often and I convinced that's what they are doing.

Is her beak good?

 

[PJay]

Its still a little long, but it looks like you trimmed off the worst of the parts that seemed like they wanted to break off. Now feed it on a hard surface like slate, for example, and the turtle can work on wearing down the rest.

 

[Eric Phillips]

Nothing like a day at the Big Ol Box Turtle Spa! A true life of luxury! Well done!